--- ./sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown.org	2005-03-29 20:07:36.559401832 +0200
+++ ./sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown	2005-03-29 20:09:44.281985048 +0200
@@ -109,8 +109,12 @@
 		ip link set ${DEVICE} down
 	fi
 else
-	ip addr flush dev ${DEVICE} 2>&1 | grep -v "Nothing to flush"
-	ip link set ${DEVICE} down
+	if [ -n "${SUBDEVICE}" ]; then
+		ip addr del ${IP4ADDR} label ${SUBDEVICE} dev ${DEVICE}
+	else
+		ip addr flush dev ${DEVICE} 2>&1 | grep -v "Nothing to flush"
+		ip link set ${DEVICE} down
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$HANDLING" = "4" ]; then
--- ./sysconfig/network-scripts/functions.network.org	2005-03-29 20:10:14.405405592 +0200
+++ ./sysconfig/network-scripts/functions.network	2005-03-29 20:13:29.813699016 +0200
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 {
 	# detect network device type (ie. dummy, eth for dummy0, eth0 ..)
 	if [ -z "$DEVICETYPE" ]; then
-		DEVICETYPE=$(echo $DEVICE | awk ' { gsub(/[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*$/,NUL); print $0 } ')
+		DEVICETYPE=$(echo $DEVICE | awk ' { gsub(/[\.:]?[0-9]*[\.:]?[0-9]*$/,NUL); print $0 } ')
 	fi
 
 # Setup DEVICETYPE for special cases.
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 fi
 
 	# real name of device (ie. is eth0 for eth0,eth0:1,eth0:alias)
+	SUBDEVICE=$(echo "$DEVICE" | egrep "([0-9]+:[0-9]+)" )
 	DEVICE=$(echo $DEVICE | awk ' { gsub(/:.*$/,NUL); print $0 } ')
 
 	eval IP4ADDR="\$IPADDR${IP4_PRIM_IF:-}"
--- ./sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup.org	2005-03-29 20:14:19.329171520 +0200
+++ ./sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup	2005-03-29 20:16:31.832028024 +0200
@@ -176,10 +176,14 @@
 			IP4ADDROPT="brd + ${IP4ADDROPT}"
 		fi
 
+		if [ -n "${SUBDEVICE}" ]; then
+			ALIAS="label ${SUBDEVICE}"
+		fi
+
 		if [ -n "$REMIP" ]; then
-			ip addr add ${IP4ADDR} peer ${REMIP} dev ${DEVICE} ${IP4ADDROPT}
+			ip addr add ${IP4ADDR} peer ${REMIP} ${ALIAS} dev ${DEVICE} ${IP4ADDROPT}
 		else
-			ip addr add ${IP4ADDR} dev ${DEVICE} ${IP4ADDROPT}
+			ip addr add ${IP4ADDR} ${ALIAS} dev ${DEVICE} ${IP4ADDROPT}
 		fi
 	fi